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Eldred Attracts Heavyweight Supporters

Posted by timothy on from the as-well-it-ought dept.

dipfan writes: "Opening briefs have now been filed with the Supreme Court for the Eldred v Ashcroft copyright case, arguing that the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act is unconstitutional. The anti-extension case has attracted some big name supporters, including Intel, and Nobel prize winning economist Milton Freidman, who argue it is "highly unlikely that the economic benefits from copyright extension" outweigh the additional costs, and that copyright extension reduces consumer welfare. (Previous coverage of the case on /. here and here)"

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  1. Re:If ever there was a case that should win. by gowen · · Score: 4, Funny
    If this doesn't prevail before the Supremes, then all hope may be lost.
    Is easy to win the Supremes over, just before they make a bad decision shout:

    "Stop! In the name of Love
    Before you break my heart"

    How could they resist...
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  2. Re:If ever there was a case that should win. by dinotrac · · Score: 2, Funny

    I am humbled.

  3. and if the court decides in favor of eldred... by non · · Score: 3, Funny
    i'll be wearing a mickey giving the finger tshirt!


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  4. Re:If ever there was a case that should win. by gdyas · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is easy to win the Supremes over, just before they make a bad decision shout:

    "Stop! In the name of Love
    Before you break my heart"

    Actually, no. That song's not in the public domain, and thus you'll have to be fined on the spot & beaten with Diana Ross's weave.

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  5. Re:Who's who by msouth · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, ok, that's impressive, but we're talkin' Sonny Bono here--you're still going to have to come up with some pretty good stuff to counter that powerful a persona--plus he's practically a martyr, since God killed him in that freak accident as a joke about "life of the author plus X years".

    Has Milton Friedman ever had a top ten hit? I didn't think so. Try again, and get us some _real_ names. Get, say Wayne Newton on board, and we'll start paying attention.

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